Original Productions, LLC is a television production company based in Burbank, California. It was founded in 1999 by Thom Beers. Background It is best known for producing reality television shows for the Discovery Channel but has more recently produced shows for other networks such as History, truTV, and Spike. Some of its most popular shows are Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men, and 1000 Ways to Die. Its earlier hit was Monster Garage. History Thom Beers founded Original Productions in 1999, when Discovery asked him to produce the two-hour special Extreme Alaska. On February 19, 2009, FremantleMedia acquired 75% of Original Productions for $50 million. On June 14, 2012, Beers launched a digital platform Original Productions Entertainment Networks that will feature his library. Philip D. Segal and Gayle Gilman were tapped to run the new venture. Later on August 29, 2012, Beers was promoted as CEO of FremantleMedia North America. Television series 1000 Ways to Die Alien Encounters Alaska Off-Road Warriors America's Port America's Toughest Jobs American Hoggers Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? Ax Men Backyard Nation Ballroom Bootcamp Beach PD Bering Sea Gold, aka Gold Divers Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice Big! Biker Build-Off Black Gold Boom The Building Coal The Colony The Con Game Dead Tenants Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch: Bloodline Deadliest Sea (TV movie) Disappeared Dog Brothers Fugitive Strike Force Holiday Madness Ice Road Truckers Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth L.A. Hard Hats Lobstermen: Jeopardy at Sea Lobster Wars The Messengers Milk Carton Kids Monster Garage Monster House Monster Nation Motorcycle Women Ocean Force Plastic Surgery Before and After Raw Nature Resolutionaries Skyscraper Special Storage Wars Storage Wars: New York Storage Wars: Texas Swords Tattoo Wars Twister Sisters Verminators Whisker Wars Wing Nuts References External links Official site Television production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 1999 RTL Group 1999 establishments in California